TBS Phase III Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024
PICMDEEP - P - ANSWER-Employed in Pairs - (2) MMGs or (1) MMG w/ (1) SAW—35 m separation
PICMDEEP - I - ANSWER-Interlocking Fires: ensure that all areas are covered
PICMDEEP - C - ANSWER-Coordination of Fires: Engagement Criteria, Target P...
TBS Phase III Exam Questions &
Answers 2023/2024
PICMDEEP - P - ANSWER-Employed in Pairs - (2) MMGs or (1) MMG w/ (1) SAW—35 m separation
PICMDEEP - I - ANSWER-Interlocking Fires: ensure that all areas are covered
PICMDEEP - C - ANSWER-Coordination of Fires: Engagement Criteria, Target Precedence
PICMDEEP - M - ANSWER-Mutual Support: if a weapon goes down, mission can still be accomplished by
another
PICMDEEP - D - ANSWER-Defilade: Partial or Full. Use of terrain to mask
PICMDEEP - E - ANSWER-Enfilade: fires coincide w/ long axis of EN formation (frontal or flanking)
PICMDEEP- E - ANSWER-Economy: Engagement Criteria, Target Precedence
PICMDEEP - P - ANSWER-Protection: MG position construction
MG Principles - ANSWER-PICMDEEP
Classification of MG Fires in relation to ground - ANSWER-Dead Space
Danger Space: any space up to 1.8 m above the deck
Plunging Fire: danger space confined to beaten zone (where bullets fall on the deck)
Grazing Fire: center of cone of fire does not rise >1 m off the deck. MOST EFFECTIVE
Classification of MG Fires in relation to target - ANSWER-Flanking Fire
Frontal Fire
, Oblique Fire
Enfilade Fire: long axis of beaten zone coincides w/ long axis of target. MOST EFFECTIVE
Classification of MG Fires in relation to Gun - ANSWER-Fixed
Traversing (changes in direction)
Searching (changes in elevation)
Traversing & Searching
Swinging Traverse (major changes in direction)
Free Gun
General Support (GS) - ANSWER-support given to supported force as a whole, not to any particular
subdivision
Direct Support (DS) - ANSWER-provide support requested directly to supported unit
Attachment - ANSWER-temporary placement. Organization to which unit is attached assumes complete
tactical & administrative control. PLT is lowest level you can attach to
Engagement Criteria - ANSWER-WHEN to shoot. Included in MG tasking statement. Included in
Coordinating Instructions for weapons organic to PLT (M16s, SAWs)
e.g. "When a SQD-sized element or larger crosses TL Red"
Target Precedence - ANSWER-WHAT to shoot and in what order. Included in MG tasking statement.
Included in Coordinating Instructions for weapons organic to PLT (M16s, SAWs)
e.g. "CSWs, LMGs, C2, FT-sized formations"
Final Protective Line (FPL) - ANSWER-parallel to and within close range of defensive positions. Usually
integrated w/ IDF FPF, obstacles. T&E is "steel-on-steel"
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